Adjustable view-reflector



H. J. GAGE.

ADJUSTABLE VIEW REFLECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED n.9, 19:9.

'1 87,887, Patentd Aug. 16, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

JNVEN TOR.

Haroldd' e BY v g. ZEQTORNEY H. J. GAGE.

ADJUSTABLE VIEW REFLECTOR.

APPLICATION F|LED JAN. 9, 1919.

1 87,887 Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR.

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HAROLD J. seen, or s'rooxcron, CALIFORNIA.

-- i ADJUSTABLE VIEW-REFLECTOR.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9, 1919. Serial No. 270,396.

To all whom/it may concemr.

Be it known that-I, HAROLD J. GAen, a

v citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding atStockton, in the county of San Joaquin, State of, Galifornia, have invented certain new andnseful Improvements in Adjustable View-Reflectors; and I do declare the following-to be a clear,'full, and

exact description of the same, reference be- 1 inghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which-forms a part of this applica tion; J

. eThisinvention relates to improvements in adjustable view reflectors, being particularly' adapted and-designed for use on automobiles to permit of the driverof the car being able to see what is coming behind him.

Theprincipal object of the invention has been to construct a reflector of this. type which is adapted to be hung on the wvindshield ofthe car, and -which maybe easily j adjusted to different angles of reflection.

A; further object has been to provide such acreflector, which, by a simple and quicklyw performedv rearrangementof certain removable parts, may bepositloned onthe wind:

Y vshieldto accommodate the'line of vision] of drivers whose eyes, on account of difier- I ence-fi'n length ofthelr torso, are lower or higher than one anothertas the case may be.

A still further obj ect'of the invention is to produce a simpleand inexpenslve device and yet one which-will ,b'e exceedingly effective for the spurposesufor, which it is designed. {These objects, I acccomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of the parts as'will fully appear'by a perusal if 4.t-4= of Fig; 2," depictingthe other end of of the following specification and claims.

rOn/the drawings, similar characters of reference -indicate[corresponding parts, in

thesev'eral views: e

Figure 'l'fis a perspectiveview showing'the reflector sas pos tioned on an automob le windshield,

-:Fig. 2'is arear -Fig. .3 is an end elevat1on.-

"Fig; 4 is across sectlon' taken on a line elevation thereoff t the reflector from that shown in Fig; 3.

Fig. 5 is a detached view of a modified form of hanger-hook, c

Fig. 6 is a view plan, showing the application of the present invention to a motor vehicle and the manner in which the line ofrvision is accommodated.

Referring now more particularly the .figuresof reference on the drawings, the

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numeral 1 indicates the frame of the lrefiector, preferably of sheet metal andqof rectangular shape, this frame being open at theends, and the side edges. being bent.

toward each other as at lr 'to form grooves; at thetop and bottom, which grooves are adapted to hold a-mirror 2, slightly shorter than the frame, which is positionedin the frame by being slid along the grooves from the open ends.

These open ends pieces? wedged in the overhanging ends of the grooves, From the back of each of these end pieces projects an ear 3 the back of the frame being cut away slightly at the ends, as at 3 to accommodate these are then closed by end -This sleeve gripsthe rod and prevents it a from; turning too easily, but has no fasten ings or catches to prevent the rod being withdrawn therefrom when desired, 7 p I At one end,the rod 5 beyond theear 3 is bent away from the frame to form a hook 7 ofa shape and size adapting it to be hung over the metal frame of the windshield a. At the other end, the rod projects a certain distance beyond the ear 3 at that end, and

there terminates. V the terminating end of the rod 5 is another hook, as indicated at 8. The hook-portion of this member is substantially identical with the hook 7 although the shank is considerably longer,-thus disposing the rod 5 and the frameicarried thereby at an angle in a horizontal plane to, the fixture upon which thetwo. hooks arefastened. The hook 8 is formed of a doublepiece of wire 9, having eyes through which tl1e rod 5 extends." As particularly shown in Fig. 2 itvwill be seenthat the two lengths of thewire at the Rotatably. mounted upon' point where. the eyes are formed converge and bind against the frame ear 3 as indicated at 10. Thus, due to the resiliency of the wire 9, the hook will be frictionally held in relation to the ear and may beset any desired manner and will remain in lts set position, at the same time making it possible windshield frame with'the' hooks positioned as shown in the figures, that is, with the bend of the hooks in vertical ali'nemen t, the reflector will have horizontal 'angularity relative to the horizontalfra'me of the wind shield. If, however, the longer" hook 8 is turned on the rod '5 to"the dottedposition shown in Fig. 3,'the"edge of the reflector will lie horizontally parallehto the windtransverse I plane thereof, any intermediate position of the hook 8 determining the rela' tive ratiosof the angles.-= Angularity-of the reflector relative to' the vertical'planeof the windshield may be had at any time by'turning the reflector about the rod 5 while'inaim taining the hooks in their relative positions. Thus,-it-will be seenthat this construction permits of an unlimited variation of the angles of adjustment of the reflector'relative' to the windshield.

Also, it will be noted that by'removi'ng the rod 5 from the sleeve, and reinserting it in a reversema'nner in the other f end, and of course the hook 8 likewise, the positionof the reflector relative to "its height'from the top of the windshield will be altered a distance equal to 'double *the spacing'of the sleeve 6 from'the center line of the reflector. In the "drawing, it is shown in the lowest'po sition.

If desired, the hooks? and 8 may be Thus, it will be seen that by turning upon" the screw the free end of the wire 11 will be forced inwardly to grip thebar on "which the hook is hung.

From the foregoing-description, it will. readily be seen that I have produced such a device as substantially; fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction 'of the device, still in practice, such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as projecting between the two wires do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters 'Patentis 1. An adjustable view reflector for motor vehicles comprising a frame, a mirror mounted therein, a longitudinal rod turn- "ably 'mounted on the frame atthe back thereof" and offset from the center line, clamping means mounted on the rod at both ends thereof and adapted to hold there flector' on thewindsh'ield of the vehicle, and means whereby the angular position both horizontally and transversely relative to the windshieldmay be adjusted at will} 2. An adjustable view "reflector adapted to be mountedon the windshiel'd of anauto mobile comprising 'a rectangularfframe, :a mirror mounted thereln, a longitudinal rod turnab'ly' mounted onthe frame at the back shield 'butwill be angled' relative to the thereof-"and offset from*the'"center line, a

end and extending away from the frame,"

and -a second hook' turnably mounted "on" the rodat" the other end'thereof,the arm of the lastnamed'hook being-longer than "that of the other hookf} 8. An adju'stablefvievv reflector comprising a frame," a mirror*carriedthereby, a longitudinal pivot secured to the back of said frame and 'aroundwhichthe frame'm'ay be vertically adjusted, a hook secured at one end of said pivotal axis, hook having a longer arm secured-at the; opposite end of said longitudinal axis, and free'tomove in relation to the first-named hookyan'd friction engaging means whereby the *angular "relation of the twohooksm'ay be'adjustably maintained.

4. An adjustable reflector for vehicles comprisinga freflecting-nnit, "a longitudinally extending-member towhich saiduinit is pivoted, supporting"members'jcarried at the opposite ends of the said longitudinal member, and means whereby changes in the angular relation of the supporting members to"each other will swing the reflector horizonta'll-y without ment.

affecting its pivotal move 5. A reflector for vehicles comprising a reflecting unit, a 'ilon'gitudinallyextending member to which the unit is pivoted, 'sup'-:

porting clips carried 'atthe oppositeen'ds of said" longitudinal member and adapted to move independently of each other, and means whereby a change'in relative angular relation of the clips will tend to moveone end of the reflecting unit horizontally and ve'rtically5relative "to the opposite end of said unit. I

6. A reflectorfor vehicles comprising a reflecting unit, rearwardly extending ears disposed at the opposite ends of the back of the unit, supporting clips of different to pivot around the longitudinal axis of the lengths one pivotally mounted to each of two clips.

said ears whereby a change in the relative In testimony whereof I affix my signature 10 angular positions of the clips will cause one in presence of a witness.

end of the reflector to swing Vertically and HAROLD J. GAGE; horizontally in relation to the opposite end, Witness:

at the same time permitting the reflector VERADINE WARNER. 

